Alonnah vs Longford

The median house price is $650K in Alonnah and $640K in Longford, so Longford is the cheaper entry point, with Alonnah houses about 2% dearer.

For units, Alonnah sits at a median of $415K against $495K in Longford, which makes Alonnah the more affordable unit market and Longford the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +6.3% in Alonnah and +16.9% in Longford, so recent momentum favours Longford, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Alonnah houses are +19.0% and Longford houses +10.0%, so Alonnah has compounded faster than Longford over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Longford and 2.4% in Alonnah, so landlords in Longford face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Longford is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,268 against 164, roughly 26 times the size of Alonnah; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Longford for a lower purchase price, Longford for recent price momentum, Longford for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.